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A history of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material (1909)

Author: Harvey, Oscar Jewell, 1851-1922; Smith, Ernest Gray
Volume: 1
Subject: Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) -- History; Wyoming Valley (Pa.) -- History
Publisher: Wilkes-Barré : Raeder Press
Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Language: English
Call number: b4224507
Digitizing sponsor: MSN
Book contributor: New York Public Library
Collection: newyorkpubliclibrary; americana
Notes: Illegible captions in this book actually read as follows: p.44- "View of Wyoming Valley from Prospect Rock, July 1903"; p.52- "View of Fish's Island and Wilkes Barre from Ross Hill, 1902"; p.54- "View of Tillbury's Knob and part of West Nanticoke from Honeypot Mountain, opposite Nanticoke Falls and the mouth of Harvey's Creek, august 1903"; p.62- "...August 1904"; p.66- This plate used courtesy of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company"; p. 144- "Courtesy of the Society"; p.174- "1901 Near the site of Forty Fort"; p.180 "View of the Susquehanna near the site of the original Shawnese Village in what is now Plymouth"; p.182- "...July 1904"; p.186- "West Pittston and Campbell's Ledge, viewed from Hospital Hill, Pittston, opposite of the Battle of Wyoming"; p. 202- "View of the Lower Wilkes Barre Flats from the corner of Hanover Street and Carey Ave. The white fence in the middle-distance extends along "Old River Road, 1901"; p. 207- (No caption); p. 208- "View of Richard's Island and the mouth of Shupp's Creek, 1904"; p.210- "View of the Upper Hanover Flats and Plymouth Borough from Buttonwood Hill, Hanover Township, July 1904"; p.236- "Sugarloaf Mountain an Valley, PA."; p.238 "Hanover Green of the lake in Hanover Park (now Sans Souci Park)'; p.276- "The Indian Deed of July 11, 1754"; p.486- "Residences of Col. R. B. Ricketts, Mr. Benjamin Reynolds and Dorrance Reynolds, Esq., Referred to on p.486, 1901"; THAT IS ALL, THANK YOU.

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